Non-refillable bottle.



J. E. ROSS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 16, 1914.

1,119,192. I PatentedDec. 1,1914.

' a 1 J5 W], x s 7 Z0 10 At 7 J H IJW I f Inventor by W Attorneys JOSEPH EDWARD Ross, on iwrnsolvnonq'wnsr VIRGINIAQ To alleuhom it may coacern:

Y Be it known that I, Josnrii Enwixnn Ross,

a citizen of; the, United States, residing at W1lsonburg, in the county of'Harrison and State of 'West Virginia. have inventeda new and useful.

the following is a specification; a w

This invention relates :to. non refillable bottles. .1 g A l ":The object 'of the Non-Refillable Bottle, ofwhich nently-I attached thereto and whichcapqis provided with a flexible diaphragm whichiis diaphragm is drawn up is then removed.

. across the opening Within phragm rigidly securedto the top of a bottle and above which is permanently placed "a housing. A protecting plate is placed the housing and rendersthe .diaph tiallythe diaphragm is in lowered position, allowing a liquid tobe placed within the bottle. After the liquidhas been inserted therein thediaphragm is drawn upwardly. The stringby means of Whichthe diaphragm is drawn ably torn therefrom,. which prevents the further "manipulation thereof; "With the dia-' phragm in its raisedposition itwill be practicallv impossible to refill the bottle after 1 f flexible element 16 1s secured to the lower the contents have been removed. j With the foregoing and other objects 1n view and among which, simplicity, andlowcostof manufacture are aspiredytheinven tion resides in ment of parts and in the details of construe: tion hereinafter described and claimed, itbeingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein dis-v the combination and arrange closed. can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanyingthisspecification and forming a part thereof, the v preferable embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, in'which v i Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved non-refillable bottle. Fig. 2is a sectional view'thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view i of the valve portion of the non-refillable bottle in which the diaphragm has been moved or drawnupwardly, the bottle having beenvfilled with a liquid and which allows p the contents of theibottle to beemptied therefrom and liquid therein.

presentinventionis to v provide a bottle with acapwhich" is permi annular groove .8. L

d-rawnup within the cap after the bottle been filled and the ineanswhereby the ragm inaccessible. Ini

upwardly is then 'forci NON-REFILLABLEY BOTTLE.

I Patented Dec. 1914.

Application filed March 16, 1914. Serial no. 825,006.

prevents the ingress of a a Fig. .4 is a detail view in perspective of the bridging plate. Fig. '5 is a detail view inperspective of the-elongated flexible diaphragm.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals fdesignate correspondingparts throughout the several views,

his the body portion of-a bottle or other receptacle which is provided with the upstanding neck 7 around which extendszan The metallic cap 9 is provided withthe annular ribfllO which fits within a and interlocks with the groove 8. The capis provided with a second rib Iliadis placedthe bridgingpla-te 12. The upper portion of the cap is substantially frustoconical in outline so that after the bridging plate has been forced above the rib ll itwill be held rigidly insuch position.

ing plate as illustrated in Fig. 4: isprovided I with the upstanding and corrugated rim 13 tion by the cap which has the inwardly acent'its upper extremity and above which The bridg projecting port ons 15 at these points. A

extremity of the conical-like diaphragm and allows the diaphragm to be drawn upwardly phragm will result in the-conical portion of the diaphragm being folded down upon itself, thus closing the aperture 19 with which it is provided. The conical portion of the diaphragm will be prevented from passing through the rim which would result in the inversion of the conical portion by reason .of the stiffened rim and the elongated manner in which the diaphragm is formed.

The flexible element or string 16 is secured to the apex of the conical portion of the flexible diaphragm and extends up} wardly' through one of the corrugations 13 of the bridging plate and is provided with a knob or other handle 20 secured'to its remote extremity. The bottle as thus described is filled with a liquid, it being noted that as the bottle is being assembled care is taken that the conical portion of the-dia-- phragm will be positioned with the apex in a depending manner. 'Atter the bottle has been filled the-apex of the diaphragm is [drawn upwardly above the rim 17 p and the "string is forcibly torn therefrom;

With the conical shaped diaphragm in an upright position, the liquid contents ot" the bottle may be emptied therefrom. Should I within the opening within the receptacle,

a housing protecting the diaphragm, and means for reversing the diaphragm from its depending position to allow basal apex flow of a liquid and prevent apex basal flow.

2. A non-refillable bottle comprising areceptacle, a flexible velongated tubular diaphragm extending across the opening and adapted to extend therein during the ini* tial filling of the receptacle, a housing permanently connected to the receptacle and protecting the diaphragm, and means for reversing the upstanding position subsequent to the initial filling of the receptacle,

Copies of this patent o f liquid in a vent flow of the liquid in the opposite'dr.

I filling ing the diaphragm fully described my invendiaphragm from depending to,

to allow flow basal apex directioniand prerection.

3. A non-refillable bottle comprising a re ceptacle, a flexible elongated tubular diaphragm extending across the opening and adapted to extend therein during the initial of the receptacle, a housing permanently connected to the receptacle and protecting the diaphragm, and means for reversfrom depending to upstanding -position subsequent to the initial filling of the receptacle, to. allow fiow of liquid in a basal apex- V flow of the liquid in the opposite direction, said means being removable from'the diaphragm subsequent to such reversal. y

4. A non-refillable'bottle comprising a receptacle, a flexible elongated tubular diaphragm extending across the opening and adapted to 'extendtherein during the initial filling of the receptacle, a housing permanently connected to the receptacle. and protecting the versing' the diaphragm from-depending Ito upstanding position. subsequent to the initial fillingyot the receptacle, to allow flow of liquid in 'a basal apex direction and prevent flow of the liquid in-theopposite direction, and across the housing {and above the diaphragm, there being anoutlet opening for outiiowing liquid between said bridging element' and the housing, 1 In testimony that I as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the'presence of two witnesses.

; JOSEPH EDWARD ROSS.

Witnesses? Y RANDO STROTHER,

0.1-1. Boss. 7

claim the foregoing direction and prevent diaphragm, means for re- .1

a bridging elenment extending A may be obtained for five cents each,- by addressing the. Commissioner-o! fatent's.

Washington, D. 0. i 1 

